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Description

The sword itself is a simple longsword with a blue handle and a golden cross-guard. Jaune can transform the sheath into a heater shield for combat. The shield is white with a gold trim, displaying Jaune's emblem in the center.

His explanation for the shield's transformation is that when his arm gets tired of carrying it, he can shrink it down. However, when Ruby Rose points out that it would still weigh the same, Jaune sheepishly concedes the point. The shield appears to deploy with significant force, enough for its tips to embed themselves in a wooden doorway in "Jaunedice".

Both the sword and shield are shown to be incredibly durable, despite apparently being forged several generations prior to the present day. The sword is sharp enough to decapitate an Ursa Major, and the shield is sturdy enough to withstand several directblows from an Ursa, a Death Stalker and Cardin Winchester'smace with no apparent damage.

The sword itself has several nicks on the blade and scratches, and the shield has multiple scratches on it.

The sword now has a heavier and more elaborate cross-guard and hilt. The shield is now accented with gold, including a design similar to Pyrrha's circlet at the point of the shield. The scuffs and scratches on both have also been mended, and the sword's blade has been polished to a new shine.

Due to the modifications, the sheath now possesses the ability to become a wider blade for the sword by extending the sharpened edges of the shield. Doing so adds the weight of the shield behind Jaune's blows, increasing the force of his attacks.

Trivia

Crocea Mors is Latin for 'yellow death' and the name of Julius Caesar's sword in some legends. Appropriately, the same legends have it becoming embedded in a shield.

Before its name was revealed, Crocea Mors was called Sword and Shielth. Jaune's voice actor and writer of RWBY, Miles Luna, acknowledged the name created by the fans and used it during the interviews before Monty Oum decided to reveal the true name of his creation via Facebook.

The old blade had the same design as the sword used by the male Huntsman on the statue in Beacon Academy that features a Huntsman, a Huntress, and a Beowolf.